LEADERSHIP

Regulatory Compliance & Business Inclusion Leadership

• Advisor DBELO, Title VI & EEO Officer for City of Bellevue

• Lead compliance monitoring and reporting for federal and state
  requirements

• Direct DBE certification and compliance programs

• Oversee civil rights investigations and resolution processes

• Manage relationships with federal oversight agencies

• Develop and implement business inclusion strategies

• Create systems for tracking and reporting compliance metrics

• Lead training on regulatory requirements and compliance procedures

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Executive Leadership & Governance (2022-Present)

Representative City Manager’s Office, Emergency Management Hazard Mitigation Steering Committee 

• Lead strategic planning for equity in emergency response

• Oversee integration of DEI considerations in hazard mitigation

 

Executive Member, Budget Review/Eval Steering Committee ($1.9B oversight) 

• Ensure equitable resource allocation across departments

• Monitor DBE program financial performance

 

Strategic Advisor/Liaison, Community of Color Coordinating Commission

• Build partnerships with diverse community stakeholders

  • Community Conversation, Diversity Advantage Plan Update Jan 2024, Bellevue WA

• Guide policy development for inclusive community engagement

 

Tribal Relations Executive Lead 

• Direct government-to-government relationships

• Ensure compliance with tribal consultation requirements

 

Multiple Hiring Committee Chair roles 

• Implement equitable hiring practices

• Monitor EEO compliance in recruitment

 

Academic Leadership and Service

• Excellence in Teaching Award Review Committee, University of Washington Seattle (2023)

• Master of Arts in Cultural Studies alumni ambassador, University of Washington Bothell (2020-2022)

• Graduate & Professional Student Senate, Senator, University of Washington Seattle (2017-2018)

• Student Board of Regent Search Committee, University of Washington Seattle (2017-2018)

• Undergraduate Research Leader, University of Washington Seattle & Bothell (2012-2013)

 

Community Leadership

• Stronger Together:  Bellevue's Community Response Framework for Hate and Bias

• Board of Directors, Critical Youth Project (2017-2018)

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AWARDS, GRANTS, & FELLOWSHIPS

Teaching Awards

• Excellence in Teaching Award, University of Washington Seattle (2022)

• National Silver Case Circle of Excellence Award for "Interrupting Privilege Seminar" (2017)

• Annual Dean's List, University of Washington Bothell (2012-2016)

Research Grants

• A Classroom-Centered Inquiry into Generative A.I., Large Language Models, and Writing Praxis (2024) 

  • Award total: $9,175

• Center for Communication, Difference, and Equity Research Assistantship, University of Washington Seattle (2016-2018) 

  • Award total: $70,175

• Mary Gates Research Scholarship, University of Washington Seattle (2012) 

  • Award total: $5,000

• Center for Communication, Difference, and Equity Research Assistantship, University of Washington Seattle (2016-2018) 

  • Award total: $70,175

Fellowships

• Mellon Fellow: Re-imagining the Humanities PhD and Reaching New Publics (2018-2019)

• Graduate Opportunities and Minority Achievement Program Fellowship, University of Washington Seattle (2016-2017)

Other Awards and Nominations

• Martin Luther King Jr. Award Nominee, City of Bellevue (2023-2024)

• President's Medal Nominee, University of Washington Seattle (2012)

• Fulbright Research Scholarship Finalist (2012)

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TRAININGS/WORKSHOPS

2022-2024

• "Recognizing Privilege and Interrupting Microaggressions: DEIB 101" City of Bellevue, Staff Training 2021

• "Recognizing and Mitigating Bias & Sustaining Positive and Inclusive Organizational Culture" UW Foster School of Business Undergraduate Programs, University of Washington Seattle 2019

• "Interrupting Race and Gender Microaggressions" UW Graduate Programs, University of Washington Seattle

• "Interrupting Microaggressions" UW College of the Environment, University of Washington

• "Racial Equity & Social Justice in The Arts" Disney Musicals in School & Seattle Theater Group, Seattle, WA

• "Equity and Inclusion in Engineering" The Center for Neurotechnology; National Science Foundation Grant, University of Washington Seattle 2018

• "Teaching Theater for Change" Center for Teaching and Learning, University of Washington Seattle

• "Re-imagining the Humanities PhD and Reaching New Publics" Simpson Center for the Humanities Mellon Fellows, University of Washington Seattle 2016-2018

• "Interrupting Privilege: Race and Politics" UW Department of Communication, University of Washington

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PRESENTATIONS

Guest Lectures and Speaker Engagements

1. Guest Lecturer, "Journalism in a Diverse Society" Department of Communication, University of Washington Seattle (2018)

2. Guest Speaker, "Diversity Outreach Program in Earth and Space Sciences" University of Washington Seattle (2017)

3. Guest Speaker, "Decolonizing the Environmental Discourse" University of Washington Seattle (2017)

4. Guest Speaker, "Navigating the Summer Institute in the Arts & Humanities" University of Washington, Seattle (2014)

5. Guest Lecturer, "The Importance of Presenting Research at Conferences" University of Washington Bothell (2013)

6. Guest Speaker, "Google Maps Workshop" University of Washington Bothell (2013)

Conference and Symposium Presentations

1. Presenter, "Masters of Cultural Studies Conference" University of Washington Seattle (2016)

2. Presenter, "Undergraduate Research Symposium" University of Washington, Seattle (2013)

Panel Discussions

1. Panelist, "Getting Connected; Graduate Opportunities and Minority Achievement Program (GO-MAP)" University of Washington Seattle (2017)

2. Guest Panelist, "Student Activism" University of Washington Bothell (2015)

3. Guest Panelist, "Ferguson; What's Next Discussion" University of Washington Bothell (2015)

4. Guest Panelist, "Select a Quest for Undergraduate Research" University of Washington Bothell (2013)

Keynote Speeches

1. Keynote Speaker, "College Experiences" Jane Adams Middle School, Seattle, WA (2015)

2. Keynote Speaker, "Research-In-Progress" University of Washington Bothell (2013)

Facilitation and Leadership Roles

1. Facilitator, MBA/EVE Mentor Circles, Foster School of Business, University of Washington Seattle (2021-2024)

2. Presenter, "Board of Regents Meeting; Husky Experience from the Graduate Student Perspective" University of Washington Seattle (2017)

3. Table Discussion Leader, "Ferguson and Beyond: Race, State Violence, and Activist Agendas for Social Justice in the 21st Century" Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center, Seattle, WA (2015)

4. Facilitator, "Diversity Conference Workshop" University of Washington Bothell (2015)

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Special Programs and Seminars

• Interrupting Privilege: Race and Politics, Center for Communication, Difference and Equity (CCDE) (2016-2019)

• Engaged Scholarship: Directed Research, Department of Communication (Summer 2017-2018)

• GEN ST 391 N: Supervised Study in Selected Fields (Autumn 2022)

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PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

1. Johnson, M Rap Music, Activism and Surveillance in the Age of BlackLivesMatter round review at Journal of the Pennsylvania Communication Association, Special Online Issue: Black Lives Matter, (2022)

2. Johnson, Marcus J. “A New Black Aesthetic’ and Not ‘A New Blackness’: An Analysis of Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing.” ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, (2022).

3. Johnson, M., Joseph, R. Black cultural studies is Intersectionality International Journal of Cultural Studies, (2020) 

4. Dowling, S., Johnson, M., & Krabill, R. (2016). Teaching Ferguson: Can #BlackLivesMatter in the Neoliberal University? Rethinking Marxism, 28(2), 295-305.

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OTHER PUBLISHED WORKS

1. Johnson, Marcus J. “When Passion Trumps,” A Lecture by Cristina Beltran, Center for Communication, Difference and Equity Newsletter (University of Washington Seattle), (2016)

2. Johnson, Marcus J. “Addressing Race, State Violence, and Social Activism,” School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences Intersections Digital Newsletter (University of Washington Bothell)

3. Johnson, Marcus J. “History and Latin America: A Profile of Ileana M. Rodríguez - Silva, Associate Professor of History” Latin African and Caribbean Studies Newsletter (University of Washington Seattle)

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RESEARCH CONTRIBUTIONS

Conducted literature reviews and provided research support for projects examining cultural politics of tourism and cross-border indigenous experiences

Research Assistant Dr. Ben Gardner: School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences | University of Washington, Bothell, WA 2014 - 2016

• Key references researched and analyzed: 

  • Gardner, Benjamin. Selling the Serengeti: The Cultural Politics of Safari Tourism. 1st ed. Vol. 23. Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press, 2016.

Research Assistant Dr. Tony Lucero: The Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies | University of Washington, Seattle, 2012 - 2013​

• Wilson, Michael Steven, and Jose Antonio Lucero. What Side Are You on? A Tohono O'odham Life across Borders. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 2024.